The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our species’ history.
Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...
New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...
In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.
Charles Darwin theorized that a sound, smell or color that's attractive to one species can be preferred by others too. A new study finds humans and animals do share preferences for certain sounds.
Michael Bond explains how animals have influenced our minds and cultures and why human exceptionalism is downright misleading ...
The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...
The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) announced today that the public is now invited to submit nominations for the Human Animal Bond Innovation Awards, a program designed to recognize ...